John Sanchez (New York)

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John Sanchez

Democratic Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

June 22, 2021

Education

Bachelor's

New York University

Personal

Birthplace

New York, N.Y.

Profession

District manager

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John Sanchez (Community First) ran in a special election to the New York City Council to represent District 15. He lost in the special general election on March 23, 2021.

Sanchez (Democratic Party) also ran for election to the New York City Council to represent District 15. He lost in the Democratic primary on June 22, 2021.

Sanchez completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.

Elections

2021

Regular city council election

See also: City elections in New York, New York (2021)

General election

General election for New York City Council District 15

Incumbent Oswald Feliz defeated Ariel Rivera-Diaz in the general election for New York City Council District 15 on November 2, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Oswald Feliz (D)	84.1	7,224
		Ariel Rivera-Diaz (R / Conservative Party)	15.6	1,340
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	21

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 8,585
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Democratic primary election

Democratic Primary for New York City Council District 15

Select round: Round 6 Round 5 Round 4 Round 3 Round 2 Round 1

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Oswald Feliz in round 6 . The results of Round 6 are displayed below. To see the results of other rounds, use the dropdown menu above to select a round and the table will update.

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Oswald Feliz	65.2	4,348	557	Advanced (6)
		Ischia J. Bravo	34.8	2,325	286	6
		Bernadette Ferrara	0.0	0	-1,421	5
		John Sanchez	0.0	0	0	4
		Troy Blackwell	0.0	0	0	3
	Submit photo	Kenny Agosto	0.0	0	0	2
		Latchmi Gopal	0.0	0	0	2
	Submit photo	Lillithe Lozano	0.0	0	0	2

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Oswald Feliz	52.3	3,791	383	Advanced (6)
		Ischia J. Bravo	28.1	2,039	227	6
		Bernadette Ferrara	19.6	1,421	177	5
		John Sanchez	0.0	0	-1,195	4
		Troy Blackwell	0.0	0	0	3
	Submit photo	Kenny Agosto	0.0	0	0	2
		Latchmi Gopal	0.0	0	0	2
	Submit photo	Lillithe Lozano	0.0	0	0	2

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Oswald Feliz	44.5	3,408	161	Advanced (6)
		Ischia J. Bravo	23.7	1,812	111	6
		Bernadette Ferrara	16.2	1,244	183	5
		John Sanchez	15.6	1,195	107	4
		Troy Blackwell	0.0	0	-902	3
	Submit photo	Kenny Agosto	0.0	0	0	2
		Latchmi Gopal	0.0	0	0	2
	Submit photo	Lillithe Lozano	0.0	0	0	2

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Oswald Feliz	40.6	3,247	77	Advanced (6)
		Ischia J. Bravo	21.3	1,701	87	6
		Bernadette Ferrara	13.3	1,061	77	5
		John Sanchez	13.6	1,088	65	4
		Troy Blackwell	11.3	902	59	3
	Submit photo	Kenny Agosto	0.0	0	-194	2
		Latchmi Gopal	0.0	0	-194	2
	Submit photo	Lillithe Lozano	0.0	0	-166	2

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Oswald Feliz	38.7	3,170	5	Advanced (6)
		Ischia J. Bravo	19.7	1,614	5	6
		Bernadette Ferrara	12.0	984	0	5
		John Sanchez	12.5	1,023	2	4
		Troy Blackwell	10.3	843	1	3
	Submit photo	Kenny Agosto	2.4	194	0	2
		Latchmi Gopal	2.4	194	1	2
	Submit photo	Lillithe Lozano	2.0	166	1	2

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Oswald Feliz	38.6	3,165	0	Advanced (6)
		Ischia J. Bravo	19.6	1,609	0	6
		Bernadette Ferrara	12.0	984	0	5
		John Sanchez	12.4	1,021	0	4
		Troy Blackwell	10.3	842	0	3
	Submit photo	Kenny Agosto	2.4	194	0	2
		Latchmi Gopal	2.4	193	0	2
	Submit photo	Lillithe Lozano	2.0	165	0	2
		Undeclared Write-insUndeclared write-in candidates may advance past the first round in some ranked-choice elections. If the official source reports write-in votes by candidate name, Ballotpedia displays them alongside the ballot-qualified candidates. However, if write-in votes are reported without a name, they will instead be included in the total write-in votes figure in Round 1. Please consult the official elections source for more details about unnamed write-in candidate vote totals past Round 1.	0.4	31	0

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 8,204 Total exhausted votes: 1,531
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Republican primary election

Republican Primary for New York City Council District 15

Select round: Round 2 Round 1

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Ariel Rivera-Diaz in round 2 . The results of Round 2 are displayed below. To see the results of other rounds, use the dropdown menu above to select a round and the table will update.

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Ariel Rivera-Diaz	53.7	80	2	Advanced (2)
	Submit photo	Aramis Ocasio	46.3	69	3	2

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Ariel Rivera-Diaz	49.1	78	0	Advanced (2)
	Submit photo	Aramis Ocasio	41.5	66	0	2
		Undeclared Write-insUndeclared write-in candidates may advance past the first round in some ranked-choice elections. If the official source reports write-in votes by candidate name, Ballotpedia displays them alongside the ballot-qualified candidates. However, if write-in votes are reported without a name, they will instead be included in the total write-in votes figure in Round 1. Please consult the official elections source for more details about unnamed write-in candidate vote totals past Round 1.	9.4	15	0

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 159 Total exhausted votes: 10
= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.

Special city council election

See also: City elections in New York, New York (2021)

General election

General election for New York City Council District 15

Select round: Round 10 Round 9 Round 8 Round 7 Round 6 Round 5 Round 4 Round 3 Round 2 Round 1

The ranked-choice voting election was won by Oswald Feliz in round 10 . The results of Round 10 are displayed below. To see the results of other rounds, use the dropdown menu above to select a round and the table will update.

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Oswald Feliz	56.5	1,766	456	Won (10)
		Ischia J. Bravo	43.5	1,362	244	10
		John Sanchez	0.0	0	-1,062	10
	Submit photo	Elisa Crespo	0.0	0	0	9
		Latchmi Gopal	0.0	0	0	8
	Submit photo	Kenny Agosto	0.0	0	0	7
	Submit photo	Altagracia Soldevilla	0.0	0	0	6
		Bernadette Ferrara	0.0	0	0	5
		Jose Padilla	0.0	0	0	4
		Ariel Rivera-Diaz	0.0	0	0	3

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Oswald Feliz	37.5	1,310	150	Won (10)
		Ischia J. Bravo	32.0	1,118	221	10
		John Sanchez	30.4	1,062	177	10
	Submit photo	Elisa Crespo	0.0	0	-712	9
		Latchmi Gopal	0.0	0	0	8
	Submit photo	Kenny Agosto	0.0	0	0	7
	Submit photo	Altagracia Soldevilla	0.0	0	0	6
		Bernadette Ferrara	0.0	0	0	5
		Jose Padilla	0.0	0	0	4
		Ariel Rivera-Diaz	0.0	0	0	3

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Oswald Feliz	31.7	1,160	28	Won (10)
		Ischia J. Bravo	24.5	897	37	10
		John Sanchez	24.2	885	36	10
	Submit photo	Elisa Crespo	19.5	712	47	9
		Latchmi Gopal	0.0	0	-184	8
	Submit photo	Kenny Agosto	0.0	0	0	7
	Submit photo	Altagracia Soldevilla	0.0	0	0	6
		Bernadette Ferrara	0.0	0	0	5
		Jose Padilla	0.0	0	0	4
		Ariel Rivera-Diaz	0.0	0	0	3

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Oswald Feliz	30.7	1,132	22	Won (10)
		Ischia J. Bravo	23.3	860	14	10
		John Sanchez	23.0	849	14	10
	Submit photo	Elisa Crespo	18.0	665	16	9
		Latchmi Gopal	5.0	184	9	8
	Submit photo	Kenny Agosto	0.0	0	-113	7
	Submit photo	Altagracia Soldevilla	0.0	0	0	6
		Bernadette Ferrara	0.0	0	0	5
		Jose Padilla	0.0	0	0	4
		Ariel Rivera-Diaz	0.0	0	0	3

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Oswald Feliz	29.8	1,110	19	Won (10)
		Ischia J. Bravo	22.7	846	12	10
		John Sanchez	22.4	835	12	10
	Submit photo	Elisa Crespo	17.4	649	23	9
		Latchmi Gopal	4.7	175	5	8
	Submit photo	Kenny Agosto	3.0	113	4	7
	Submit photo	Altagracia Soldevilla	0.0	0	-107	6
		Bernadette Ferrara	0.0	0	0	5
		Jose Padilla	0.0	0	0	4
		Ariel Rivera-Diaz	0.0	0	0	3

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Oswald Feliz	29.0	1,091	9	Won (10)
		Ischia J. Bravo	22.2	834	10	10
		John Sanchez	21.9	823	9	10
	Submit photo	Elisa Crespo	16.6	626	17	9
		Latchmi Gopal	4.5	170	4	8
	Submit photo	Kenny Agosto	2.9	109	8	7
	Submit photo	Altagracia Soldevilla	2.8	107	3	6
		Bernadette Ferrara	0.0	0	-89	5
		Jose Padilla	0.0	0	0	4
		Ariel Rivera-Diaz	0.0	0	0	3

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Oswald Feliz	28.6	1,082	8	Won (10)
		Ischia J. Bravo	21.7	824	6	10
		John Sanchez	21.5	814	19	10
	Submit photo	Elisa Crespo	16.1	609	12	9
		Latchmi Gopal	4.4	166	0	8
	Submit photo	Kenny Agosto	2.7	101	2	7
	Submit photo	Altagracia Soldevilla	2.7	104	0	6
		Bernadette Ferrara	2.3	89	5	5
		Jose Padilla	0.0	0	-78	4
		Ariel Rivera-Diaz	0.0	0	0	3

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Oswald Feliz	28.2	1,074	3	Won (10)
		Ischia J. Bravo	21.4	818	3	10
		John Sanchez	20.8	795	8	10
	Submit photo	Elisa Crespo	15.6	597	5	9
		Latchmi Gopal	4.4	166	0	8
	Submit photo	Kenny Agosto	2.6	99	1	7
	Submit photo	Altagracia Soldevilla	2.7	104	4	6
		Bernadette Ferrara	2.2	84	3	5
		Jose Padilla	2.0	78	7	4
		Ariel Rivera-Diaz	0.0	0	-45	3

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Oswald Feliz	28.0	1,071	1	Won (10)
		Ischia J. Bravo	21.3	815	0	10
		John Sanchez	20.6	787	1	10
	Submit photo	Elisa Crespo	15.5	592	0	9
		Latchmi Gopal	4.3	166	1	8
	Submit photo	Kenny Agosto	2.6	98	1	7
	Submit photo	Altagracia Soldevilla	2.6	100	1	6
		Bernadette Ferrara	2.1	81	1	5
		Jose Padilla	1.9	71	0	4
		Ariel Rivera-Diaz	1.2	45	0	3

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Oswald Feliz	27.9	1,070	0	Won (10)
		Ischia J. Bravo	21.3	815	0	10
		John Sanchez	20.5	786	0	10
	Submit photo	Elisa Crespo	15.4	592	0	9
		Latchmi Gopal	4.3	165	0	8
	Submit photo	Kenny Agosto	2.5	97	0	7
	Submit photo	Altagracia Soldevilla	2.6	99	0	6
		Bernadette Ferrara	2.1	80	0	5
		Jose Padilla	1.9	71	0	4
		Ariel Rivera-Diaz	1.2	45	0	3
		Undeclared Write-insUndeclared write-in candidates may advance past the first round in some ranked-choice elections. If the official source reports write-in votes by candidate name, Ballotpedia displays them alongside the ballot-qualified candidates. However, if write-in votes are reported without a name, they will instead be included in the total write-in votes figure in Round 1. Please consult the official elections source for more details about unnamed write-in candidate vote totals past Round 1.	0.3	12	0

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,832 Total exhausted votes: 704
= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign themes

2021

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Ballotpedia survey responses

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John Sanchez completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Sanchez's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

I'm personally passionate about providing justice for the people that are ignored by society through policies that provide for better schools, building more housing, and expanding job opportunities for those without college degrees.

I'm passionate about addressing health inequalities in The Bronx by reducing car usage, providing more outdoor recreation for children and adults, and making it easier for supermarkets to open that offer fresh food.

I'm passionate about making the 15th District in The Bronx a neighborhood people want to move to, remain in, and raise their families in.

Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?

I struggle with these types of questions, but there are certain qualities I admire and find inspiration in: The virtuosity of Stevie Wonder's music, the tenacity of Michael Jordan's basketball career, the fearlessness of Malcolm X, the political genius of LBJ, the passion of a Tupac Shakur verse, the courage of Ida B Wells, and the patience and dedication of every single teacher I ever had.

Is there a book, essay, film, or something else you would recommend to someone who wants to understand your political philosophy?

Teddy Roosevelt's quote is a good summary of my approach to politics: "It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat."

I'm not running for office with the goal of solely being re-elected and playing it safe. I want to dare greatly to make my neighborhood, The Bronx, and NYC better places to live.

What is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at the time?

I remember the 1996 Olympics and Muhammad Ali valiantly carrying the Olympic Torch in Atlanta. I was seven years old, but knew the legend of Ali and what he symbolized to the USA and the entire world.

What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

My first job was as a real estate agent renting apartments in the East and West Village the summer after my freshman year at NYU. I did this job for two summers and it helped me learn downtown Manhattan, the challenges people face when looking for affordable places to live in NYC, and the great disparities of wealth in our city when viewing exorbitant rent costs for small apartments. This experience was invaluable in teaching me communication skills and resilience since I was paid by commission!

What is your favorite book? Why?

I haven't re-read these but influential books in my life include The Autobiography of Malcolm X, The Color of Law, Manchild in The Promise Land, There Are No Children Here, and Master of the Senate. I enjoy books about struggle, perseverance, and books that show the stark reality of injustice often prevailing for a long time before the right people come along and bring forth change.

What was the last song that got stuck in your head?

James Brown - The Boss. It's just pure classic funk

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